Stove.



J. S. WILLIAMS.

STOVE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 16. 1915.

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STOVE.

APPLICATION FILED !AN.16. 1915.

Patented Aug. 3, 1915.

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JOHN s. WILLIAMS, or NEWARK, 011 10 ASSiGNOIB. or ONE-HALF T0 ULYSSES a. sense, or NEWARK, OHIO.

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Patented Aug. 3, 1915.

Application filed-January 16, 1915. Serial N 0. 2,708.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, OHN S. WVILLIAMS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Newark, in the county of Licking andState of Ohio, have invented certain new and use ful Improvements in Stoves; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in stoves, and has for its principal object to provide a stove wherein it is possible to control the heating of the stove in such a manner as to avoid excessive heating of the kitchen in warm weather.

Another object of the invention is to provide a stove in which it is possible to easily and quickly start a fire without heating the oven.

A further object of the invention is to provide a lever capable of controlling the dampers so as to simultaneously throw in certain dampers and throw out other dampers, thereby controlling the flow of heat through the stove.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a device which will prevent the smoke and hot gases from coming into the house when the top lids of the stove are lifted.

lVith these and other objects in view, the

invention consists in the novel combination and arrangement of parts which will be fully set forth in the following specification and accompanying drawings, in which,

Figure l is a view in elevation of a stove provided with dampers constructed in accordance with this invention, Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional view of Fig. 1 showing the arrangement of the passages therethrough, Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view illustrating the interior arrangement of the device, and Fig. 4c is a perspective view of the upper portion of a stove clearly illustrating the details of construction.

Referring now to the drawings by char acters of reference, the numeral 1 designates a stove of the ordinary construction provided with the usual fire box 2 and ash pit 3, which are separated by the ordinary grate 4; and their inner walls are arranged to form the wall 5 of the oven 6. The upper wall 7 of the oven is formed contiguous with the wall 5 and extends horizontally in spaced relation to the top 8 of the stove. This top 8 is provided with the usual openings 9 having the lids 10, and the ordinary flue 11 is secured to casing in the usual manner.

Instead of providing the ordinary type of damper, there is provided the shaft 12 which extends transversely of the stove at a point slightlyabove the top wall 7 of the oven, and on this shaft is mounted the damper 13 whlch isdesigned to close the smoke passage 14 formed between the rear wall 15 of the stove and the partition 16. The forward end of the shaft is bent angular-1y as at 17 and terminates in the crank portion 18 at the forward side of the stove to provide a means by which the damper 18 may be controlled. A similar shaft 19 is rotatably mountedin the stove at a point substantially above the wall 5 and this shaft carries the damper 20 which is designed to close the space between the top 8 of the stove and the top wall 7 of the oven 6. This damper 20 is of'sufficient length to fill the space between the front and rear walls of the stove and the walls 7 and 8 before mentioned. It will thus be seen that when the said damper is vertical, noheat will be permitted to cross the top of the oven. A suitable angular extension 21 is formed at one end of the parti tion 16 which is providedat its end opposite the partition 16 with the forward extension 22, the lower corner of which is notched as at 23 to permit the shaft 19 to pass therethrough. This offset portion 22 with the rear wall 24 of the flue forms a smoke passage which communicates with the space between the walls 7 and 8 and also communicates with the fire box as clearly shown in the drawings.

A suitable damper 25 is mounted on an extension on the shaft 19, which extension projects beyond the angular portion 22 of the partition, and this damper is arranged to close the opening between the walls 22 and 24 so that the heat will be caused to pass over the top of the oven. This damper is arranged at right angles to the damper 20, and both the dampers 20 and 25 are'controlled by the crank arm 26 carried at the forward end of the shaft.

It will be apparent from the foregoing that in use when the damper 20 is in the horizontal position illustrated in Fig. 4, the

damper 25 is in a vertical position, thus closing this passage 27 between the walls 22 and 23, thereby causing the hot gases from the fire to pass across the top wall 7 of the the same to a vertical position, closing the passage 14, and simultaneously with this I movement, the damper is thrown to a vertical position. thus preventing the gases from passing over the top of the oven. The

action of closing the damper 20 will cause the damper 25 to lie in a horizontal plane, thereby opening the passage 27 and permitting an escape of the smoke and hot gases from the fire. 1 I

In order that the dampers may be controlled simultaneously, there is provided a suitable connection designated generallyby the numeral 28 which comprises the rod 29 having formed at one end the loop 30; The opposite end of this rod is bent as at 31 and the portion 31 is continued as at 32 in parallel relation to the'rod 29, for substantially one-half of the entire length of the rod 29, at which time it is bent upwardly as at 33 and again angularly to form the handle 34 by which the device is manipulated.

From the foregoing it will be apparent that a particularly simple and efiicient device is provided which will simultaneously control the passage of hot gases through the various passages so that the oven may be used when so desired or may be'arranged so as to not be heated, thus preventing the overheating of the kitchen. It will also be apparent that a material saving of fuel is effected as it is not necessary to heat. the

whole stove in order to cook on the top thereof.

While in the foregoing there has been shown and described the preferred embodiment of this invention, it isto be understood that such changes may be made in the combination and arrangement of parts as will fall within the spirit and scope of the invention'as defined in the appended claim.

What is claimed is:

A stove of the character described including a fire box, anoven located next to the fire box, a smoke passage above the oven communicating with the fire box, a flue'communicating with the smoke passage, and the fire box, a partition wall separating a portion of the smoke passage to provide a passage communicating with the fiue, a shaft journaled transversely of the oven at a point substantially central of its longitudinal ends, a damper carried by the shaft and closing the passage between the partition and the rear wall of the stove, a second shaft journaled at the edge of the oven near the fire box, a damper carried by the second shaft and arranged to close the smoke passage across the top of the oven, and a damper at the end of the second shaft, the

last named damper being extended at right angles to the damper closing the smoke passage so that when the smoke passage damper is closed the second mentioned damper is opened,thereby permitting the gases to pass into the smoke duct and tothe flue.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN S. WILLIAMS.

Witnesses:

C. F. DRUM, ANDREW S. MITCHELL.

copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents.

Washington, .D. G. 

